Fixed, I had it right in the conclusion though
On one of the later maps, or first map? So FG works on AMD?
I'm using the same single system for all these tests, otherwise there's too many variables that cause inconsistencies. I typically end up changing motherboard like one a year or so during normal upgrade cycles. Never had any issues with PCIe slot wear, and I'm doing probably 1000+ slot insertions on each of these boards. The insertion force does get noticeably lower, I mostly notice it right after switching, when the force needed is unexpectedly high.
Bigger issue for the motherboards is scratching near the IO slot area from repeated card insertions. After breaking like 3 boards over the years in the same spot, I put two layers of tape in that area (on boards without armor)
Shouldn't, but it is, and that's part of the reason for these articles to investigate differences between architectures. Either AMD is underperforming or NVIDIA is overperforming. Also look at Intel